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Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVE-2020-4372

Severity High
Score 7.8/10

Summary

IBM Verify Gateway (IVG) 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 179009

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published